Bonnie Terry, M. Ed. answers this question: “My son sounds out the same word five times during an easy reader and is not able to remember it. How normal is this? He is seven and a half.” This could be due to a visual or an auditory memory. Some things the parent may want to work on is short term or long term memory, such as Memory Game. For additional activities check the instructor’s website or the web. Video is of good quality, it would help the parent who is looking for answers to this question about memory/reading problems.